The objective of the Urban Development Project is to support Rwanda’s urbanization process by delivering basic services that will improve living conditions and promote local economic development.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: plots of land were measured by tape measure to determine the size. This will be done in the presence of the Displaced persons and the committee chosen to follow-up the asset inventory and valuation; houses were measured by tape measure, type and quantity of construction materials used on the houses will be determined, state of the structure also determined, all were done in the presence of the affected owner and valuation committee; crops valuation criteria based on area of coverage, in other cases number of standing crops and age; valuation is for annual crops since the seasonal crops shall be harvested by the time of project commencement. For those hiring or care taking for the actual land owner, compensation shall be written against those hiring or care taking of the land not to the land owners to avoid any misconduct by the land owners seize the compensation packages intended for those who hired the land; and all this data was entered into individual valuation field sheets for each plot of land and for each affected person. Each of these were verified by the valuation committee, verified by the affected person, who signed against the sheet. These sheets were signed off by the Cell and Sector authorities before they are sent to Muhanga District land commission for endorsement and for payment processing.
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The objective of the Urban Development Project is to support Rwanda’s urbanization process by delivering basic services that will improve living conditions and promote local economic development.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: plots of land were measured by tape measure to determine the size. This will be done in the presence of the Displaced persons and the committee chosen to follow-up the asset inventory and valuation; houses were measured by tape measure, type and quantity of construction materials used on the houses will be determined, state of the structure also determined, all were done in the presence of the affected owner and valuation committee; crops valuation criteria based on area of coverage, in other cases number of standing crops and age; valuation is for annual crops since the seasonal crops shall be harvested by the time of project commencement. For those hiring or care taking for the actual land owner, compensation shall be written against those hiring or care taking of the land not to the land owners to avoid any misconduct by the land owners seize the compensation packages intended for those who hired the land; and all this data was entered into individual valuation field sheets for each plot of land and for each affected person. Each of these were verified by the valuation committee, verified by the affected person, who signed against the sheet. These sheets were signed off by the Cell and Sector authorities before they are sent to Muhanga District land commission for endorsement and for payment processing.
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The objective of the Urban Development Project is to support Rwanda’s urbanization process by delivering basic services that will improve living conditions and promote local economic development.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: plots of land were measured by tape measure to determine the size. This will be done in the presence of the Displaced persons and the committee chosen to follow-up the asset inventory and valuation; houses were measured by tape measure, type and quantity of construction materials used on the houses will be determined, state of the structure also determined, all were done in the presence of the affected owner and valuation committee; crops valuation criteria based on area of coverage, in other cases number of standing crops and age; valuation is for annual crops since the seasonal crops shall be harvested by the time of project commencement. For those hiring or care taking for the actual land owner, compensation shall be written against those hiring or care taking of the land not to the land owners to avoid any misconduct by the land owners seize the compensation packages intended for those who hired the land; and all this data was entered into individual valuation field sheets for each plot of land and for each affected person. Each of these were verified by the valuation committee, verified by the affected person, who signed against the sheet. These sheets were signed off by the Cell and Sector authorities before they are sent to Muhanga District land commission for endorsement and for payment processing.
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The potential for pension funds to contribute to capital markets and thereby economic growth has been argued on a theoretical basis and demonstrated empirically.
... See More + However, reforms fostering the development of funded pension systems have not had the economic impact hoped for in some countries. Pension fund portfolios in some cases have remained highly exposed to shorter-term assets, such as bank deposits and shorter-term government bonds. This, in turn, has led to relatively low investment returns, thereby potentially affecting income adequacy in retirement. This paper looks at the potential regulatory hurdles to long-term investment by pension funds, while also proposing international diversification and the creation of domestic investment opportunities to help portfolio diversification and ultimately improve the delivery of secure, adequate pensions.
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Policy Research Working Paper WPS8136 JUL 05, 2017
Bolivia enfrenta una oportunidad única de alcanzar los beneficios de la urbanización y evitar los errores que otros países han cometido. La rápida velocidad de la urbanización en Bolivia impone un sentido de urgencia para atender los desafíos asociados con esta transformación.
... See More + El proceso de urbanización en Bolivia es uno de los últimos en ocurrir en la región, lo que presenta una oportunidad única para aprender y evitar cometer los errores de otros países en el desarrollo de las ciudades. Para lograr los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible, será necesario integrar a las ciudades y considerar a las intermedias. A pesar de que gran parte de la población urbana en Bolivia se concentra en las grandes ciudades, que tradicionalmente han atraído gran parte del debate relacionado con la urbanización, las ciudades intermedias son las que crecen más rápidamente. Fortalecer su rol y gestión es clave para poder alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo tales como disminuir la brecha de servicios básicos o contribuir a generar mejores condiciones de vida. Estas ciudades aún tienen un tamaño manejable y cuentan con una ventana temporal que permite realizar intervenciones estratégicas para actuar ahora de manera preventiva. Esta nota analiza el proceso de urbanización en Bolivia, propone una nueva definición de ciudades intermedias, evalúa los desafíos y oportunidades comunes que enfrentan las ciudades intermedias y provee recomendaciones de política al respecto.
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Ratings for the Land Records Management and Information Systems Project for Pakistan were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, risk to development outcome was low or negligible, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: successful participation and communication strategies are impediment to major cultural and behavioral transformation. Technical innovation and candid analysis is fundamental to successfully develop a customized software adapted to local capacities and needs. The technical and social complexities inherent in land administration reform require a programmatic approach and design that is scalable. Political support to major transformational change depends on adequate strategies, the achievement of results, and constant communication flows. Implementation in a limited geographical area provides important lessons and reduces transaction costs for country-wide replication.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR3719 JUN 21, 2017
Ratings for the Enhancing Spatial Data for Flood Risk Management Project for Mozambique were as follows: outcomes were moderately unsatisfactory, the risk to development outcome was moderate, the Bank performance was moderately unatisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: Indicators and targets should be better aligned with the project activities despite having a broader impact on programmatic results.The extension of training opportunities far beyond the direct beneficiary institutioncontributes to increasing the ‘value for money’ of the Lidar data.Although sector driven, Lidar projects should contemplate the capacity building inside key government institution for remote sensing. Maximizing reach of data into the public domain remains a challenge.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR4056 JUN 16, 2017
On May 25, 2017, the Inspection Panel received a Request for Inspection of the proposed India Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Project.
... See More + The Request was submitted by landowners from the area known as Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh, India,alleging harm from a Land Pooling Scheme used to assemble land required for theproposed city and for activities, including resettlement and consultations, related to the proposed Project. On May 27, 2017, the Panel received another communication from alarge group of farmers in support of the Request. On October 8, 2016, the Panel received a Request for Inspection on the proposedProject. On December 19, 2017, the Panel issued a Notice of Non-Registration on the basis that the proposed Project was in early stages of preparation and at the time there was no action or omission by the Bank that could plausibly be linked to the alleged harms.The Requesters allege harm from the LPS used to assemble lands required forthe proposed city and for activities related to the proposed Project. The Requesters also claim harm related to their livelihoods, environment, food security, resettlement and lack of consultation as a result of Bank’s non-compliance with its environmental and social standards in preparation of the proposed Project.
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Inspection Panel Notice of Registration 116345 JUN 12, 2017
The development objective of the Efficient and Sustainable City Bus Services Project for India is to improve the efficiency and attractiveness of city bus transport and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the demonstration cities.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) additional lump sum assistance of rupees 10,000 per household to vulnerable groups such as - female headed households, households with disabled family members, households below poverty line, scheduled tribe, and scheduled caste households etc.; (2) the common property resources and the community infrastructure shall be relocated in consultation with the community; and (3) access to be maintained and when disruption occurs, losses can be substantiated, assistance will be considered for business loss.
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The objective of the Innovative Startups Fund Project for Jordan is to increase private early stage equity finance for innovative small and medium enterprises (‘SMEs’).
... See More + There are three components to the project, the first component being equity/quasi equity financing program. Under this activity, the ISSF is expected to invest US$50 million in approximately 200 companies plus US$3.5 million to be provided as investment support to partner investors. Investments will be opportunistic across all sectors (sector agnostic). However, it is expected that investments will be primarily in technology, media, telecom and service sectors with some in agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, water, and green energy. Investments will not involve real estate, construction, or heavy manufacturing. The second component is the deal flow creation support. The quality and number of viable investments made by the ISSF will depend on a strong ecosystem able to generate entrepreneurship opportunity across Jordan and channel it into more viable startups. This includes programs that include outreach to entrepreneurs from lagging regions, underserved industries (other than ICT), and underserved groups like women entrepreneurs. Finally, the third component is the project management, coordination and monitoring and evaluation. Funds under this activity will cover the ISSF project management costs over the project life. The ISSF will be the de facto Project Implementation Unit (PIU). Costs of the ISSF include management and consultancy fees and operations and administrative costs for the management and supervision of the project investment and deal flow activities. Project funds will also support the ISSF’s costs for the following: training and capacity building activities; marketing; conducting ecosystem assessments and analysis; setting up a coordination mechanism among related national and international programs; outreach specifically to the regions (website, conferences); citizen engagement activities; monitoring and evaluation (M&E); safeguards monitoring and review; legal; accounting, auditing, and financial management.
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The objective of the Innovative Startups Fund Project for Jordan is to increase private early stage equity finance for innovative small and medium enterprises (‘SMEs’).
... See More + There are three components to the project, the first component being equity/quasi equity financing program. Under this activity, the ISSF is expected to invest US$50 million in approximately 200 companies plus US$3.5 million to be provided as investment support to partner investors. Investments will be opportunistic across all sectors (sector agnostic). However, it is expected that investments will be primarily in technology, media, telecom and service sectors with some in agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, water, and green energy. Investments will not involve real estate, construction, or heavy manufacturing. The second component is the deal flow creation support. The quality and number of viable investments made by the ISSF will depend on a strong ecosystem able to generate entrepreneurship opportunity across Jordan and channel it into more viable startups. This includes programs that include outreach to entrepreneurs from lagging regions, underserved industries (other than ICT), and underserved groups like women entrepreneurs. Finally, the third component is the project management, coordination and monitoring and evaluation. Funds under this activity will cover the ISSF project management costs over the project life. The ISSF will be the de facto Project Implementation Unit (PIU). Costs of the ISSF include management and consultancy fees and operations and administrative costs for the management and supervision of the project investment and deal flow activities. Project funds will also support the ISSF’s costs for the following: training and capacity building activities; marketing; conducting ecosystem assessments and analysis; setting up a coordination mechanism among related national and international programs; outreach specifically to the regions (website, conferences); citizen engagement activities; monitoring and evaluation (M&E); safeguards monitoring and review; legal; accounting, auditing, and financial management.
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The objective of the Strategic Cities Project for Tanzania is to improve the quality of and access to basic urban services in seven elected Participating Local Government Authorities (LGAs).
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: ensuring sustainability, security and the equitable use of resources for meeting the basic needs of the present and future generations without degrading the environment or risking health or safety; to prevent and control degradation of land, water, vegetation and air which constitute our life support system; to conserve and enhance our natural and man-made heritage, including the biological diversity of the unique ecosystem of Tanzania; to improve the condition and productivity of degraded areas including rural and urban settlement in order that all Tanzanians may live in safe, healthful, productive and aesthetically pleasing surroundings; and to raise public awareness and understanding of the essential linkages between environment and development and to promote individual and community participation in the environmental action.
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The objective of the Strategic Cities Project for Tanzania is to improve the quality of and access to basic urban services in seven elected Participating Local Government Authorities (LGAs).
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: ensuring sustainability, security and the equitable use of resources for meeting the basic needs of the present and future generations without degrading the environment or risking health or safety; to prevent and control degradation of land, water, vegetation and air which constitute our life support system; to conserve and enhance our natural and man-made heritage, including the biological diversity of the unique ecosystem of Tanzania; to improve the condition and productivity of degraded areas including rural and urban settlement in order that all Tanzanians may live in safe, healthful, productive and aesthetically pleasing surroundings; and to raise public awareness and understanding of the essential linkages between environment and development and to promote individual and community participation in the environmental action.
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The objective of the Strategic Cities Project for Tanzania is to improve the quality of and access to basic urban services in seven elected Participating Local Government Authorities (LGAs).
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: ensuring sustainability, security and the equitable use of resources for meeting the basic needs of the present and future generations without degrading the environment or risking health or safety; to prevent and control degradation of land, water, vegetation and air which constitute our life support system; to conserve and enhance our natural and man-made heritage, including the biological diversity of the unique ecosystem of Tanzania; to improve the condition and productivity of degraded areas including rural and urban settlement in order that all Tanzanians may live in safe, healthful, productive and aesthetically pleasing surroundings; and to raise public awareness and understanding of the essential linkages between environment and development and to promote individual and community participation in the environmental action.
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The objective of the Social Investment and Local Development Project for Armenia is to improve the quality and use of and access to community and intercommunity infrastructure.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the local construction and environment inspectorates and communities have been notified of upcoming activities; the public has been notified of the works through appropriate notification in the media and/or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works); waste collection and disposal pathways and sites will be identified for all major waste types expected from demolition and construction activities; mineral construction and demolition wastes will be separated from general refuse, organic, liquid and chemical wastes by on-site sorting and stored in appropriate containers; the approach to handling sanitary wastes and wastewater from building sites must be approved by the local authorities; before being discharged into receiving waters, effluents from individual wastewater systems must be treated in order to meet the minimal quality criteria set out by national guidelines on effluent quality and wastewater treatment; monitoring of new wastewater systems (before/after) will be carried out; construction vehicles and machinery will be washed only in designated areas where runoff will not pollute natural surface water bodies; and if the building is a designated historic structure, very close to such a structure, or located in a designated historic district, notification shall be made and approvals/permits be obtained from local authorities and all construction activities planned and carried out in line with local and national legislation.
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The objective of the Social Investment and Local Development Project for Armenia is to improve the quality and use of and access to community and intercommunity infrastructure.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the local construction and environment inspectorates and communities have been notified of upcoming activities; the public has been notified of the works through appropriate notification in the media and/or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works); waste collection and disposal pathways and sites will be identified for all major waste types expected from demolition and construction activities; mineral construction and demolition wastes will be separated from general refuse, organic, liquid and chemical wastes by on-site sorting and stored in appropriate containers; the approach to handling sanitary wastes and wastewater from building sites must be approved by the local authorities; before being discharged into receiving waters, effluents from individual wastewater systems must be treated in order to meet the minimal quality criteria set out by national guidelines on effluent quality and wastewater treatment; monitoring of new wastewater systems (before/after) will be carried out; construction vehicles and machinery will be washed only in designated areas where runoff will not pollute natural surface water bodies; and if the building is a designated historic structure, very close to such a structure, or located in a designated historic district, notification shall be made and approvals/permits be obtained from local authorities and all construction activities planned and carried out in line with local and national legislation.
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The objective of the Social Investment and Local Development Project for Armenia is to improve the quality and use of and access to community and intercommunity infrastructure.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the local construction and environment inspectorates and communities have been notified of upcoming activities; the public has been notified of the works through appropriate notification in the media and/or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works); waste collection and disposal pathways and sites will be identified for all major waste types expected from demolition and construction activities; mineral construction and demolition wastes will be separated from general refuse, organic, liquid and chemical wastes by on-site sorting and stored in appropriate containers; the approach to handling sanitary wastes and wastewater from building sites must be approved by the local authorities; before being discharged into receiving waters, effluents from individual wastewater systems must be treated in order to meet the minimal quality criteria set out by national guidelines on effluent quality and wastewater treatment; monitoring of new wastewater systems (before/after) will be carried out; construction vehicles and machinery will be washed only in designated areas where runoff will not pollute natural surface water bodies; and if the building is a designated historic structure, very close to such a structure, or located in a designated historic district, notification shall be made and approvals/permits be obtained from local authorities and all construction activities planned and carried out in line with local and national legislation.
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The objective of the Social Investment and Local Development Project for Armenia is to improve the quality and use of and access to community and intercommunity infrastructure.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the local construction and environment inspectorates and communities have been notified of upcoming activities; the public has been notified of the works through appropriate notification in the media and/or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works); waste collection and disposal pathways and sites will be identified for all major waste types expected from demolition and construction activities; mineral construction and demolition wastes will be separated from general refuse, organic, liquid and chemical wastes by on-site sorting and stored in appropriate containers; the approach to handling sanitary wastes and wastewater from building sites must be approved by the local authorities; before being discharged into receiving waters, effluents from individual wastewater systems must be treated in order to meet the minimal quality criteria set out by national guidelines on effluent quality and wastewater treatment; monitoring of new wastewater systems (before/after) will be carried out; construction vehicles and machinery will be washed only in designated areas where runoff will not pollute natural surface water bodies; and if the building is a designated historic structure, very close to such a structure, or located in a designated historic district, notification shall be made and approvals/permits be obtained from local authorities and all construction activities planned and carried out in line with local and national legislation.
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The objective of the Social Investment and Local Development Project for Armenia is to improve the quality and use of and access to community and intercommunity infrastructure.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the local construction and environment inspectorates and communities have been notified of upcoming activities; the public has been notified of the works through appropriate notification in the media and/or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works); waste collection and disposal pathways and sites will be identified for all major waste types expected from demolition and construction activities; mineral construction and demolition wastes will be separated from general refuse, organic, liquid and chemical wastes by on-site sorting and stored in appropriate containers; the approach to handling sanitary wastes and wastewater from building sites must be approved by the local authorities; before being discharged into receiving waters, effluents from individual wastewater systems must be treated in order to meet the minimal quality criteria set out by national guidelines on effluent quality and wastewater treatment; monitoring of new wastewater systems (before/after) will be carried out; construction vehicles and machinery will be washed only in designated areas where runoff will not pollute natural surface water bodies; and if the building is a designated historic structure, very close to such a structure, or located in a designated historic district, notification shall be made and approvals/permits be obtained from local authorities and all construction activities planned and carried out in line with local and national legislation.
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